Lisa Shea Forums General Discussion Religious Research Christianity

You can absolutely do that!!

Case and point, me and my husband went to the same Christian college. I lost faith and questioned it and am where I am now, he grew stronger. Why? Choices. I chose to leave, he chose to stay. We, of course, both chose to stay together. Hehe. He questions and doubts ever day, it's not easy I'm sure to be married to an Atheist! But he fight, and he perservers, and he chooses every day to place his faith in his God. Which is great! I love him for it. He's awesome and you're just as awesome. You can do the same.

At the end of the day, Nicolette, there's you and no one else. When you lay your head to sleep, you make the decision of what to believe and what not to. No one else makes this decision for you. We may ask questions, even I may get a little pushy with you, but we do it with the most honest of hearts. Yes, I do respect you. Tremendously. I will respect you, honestly, even more if you take the path to college and face questions and retain your faith. It's what I wanted to do, and I could not. And now I face the same accusations that you do and are right now... even by my own lips! The accusation that you are going through a "phase" and that you will eventually leave your faith. I face that same accusation with my atheism! Every day. And I hate it, which is why I felt so terrible when i read myself doing the same thing to you.

I hope you can see my honesty! As I trust, if He exists, God does.

I totally believe in you. The very fact that you are here means you are smart and you are strong.

An addition: I may be an Atheist, but I'm also a theologian and bible scholar. So if you have questions about your faith, I will not answer as I would as an Atheist because I have respect for your faith. So if you have questions about things in the Bible that you feel uncertain about, I'll be more than happy to answer them for you!

Catholics are Christians, Nicolette.
There are many different kinds of Christians and many different beliefs and many different ways of expressing those beliefs.

When I was in High School, as you are, I was one of very few people willing to stand up in class and acknowledge that I was a Christian. I had doubts, but I was a Christian. I wore this little badge proclaiming my beliefs.

But the doubts were there ~ niggling. And so was the fear of hell.

It was a very difficult time. I tended to suffer with hormonal teenage depression, too, and, all in all, I suffered a lot of guilt and distress.

It has only been in relatively recent years ~ since I discovered that even bishops question the doubtful things that we are supposed to believe ~ that I have almost stopped worrying about it.

Now I am agnostic and happy to say so. But that fear still lurks, somewhere in the depths of my mind. I am very glad that my kids are not tortured by such ideas.

It is normal to ask questions ~ especially when you are a teenager.
You believe in God ~ so you must believe that he gave you a brain, to think about all those mysteries you mentioned.
Would 'he' punish you for using that brain?

Questions often tend to unsettle people. That's the way of the world. Do not be afraid of them. Welcome them. They will help you to learn and grow.

If you feel unsafe and unhappy in this forum, then perhaps you are not yet ready for it. Remember that most of us are quite a lot older than you are.

Try not to worry and just enjoy your faith.

Yeah, I think thats what I'll do. I've been pushed to the limit and now having a hard time even believe God is there because of all this. That's a scary thought for me. I'm going to talk about Parakeets for now k? lol. Thanks Nikki for your encouragment

Take care
Come back when you are ready

To restore you faith, go find a baby and look into its eyes. Babies are proof that the world can go on.

Go walk through the woods and notice how every leaf is an individual. Every blade of grass grows from the dense ground.

And if you think this discussion is being pushed to the limit, then you really have a rude awakening coming.

I didn't mean pushed to the limit. I used the wrong words. I'm sorry if you misunderstood. I just meant I have been pushed alot and you are the cause of it. Teasing me about Satan and how, basically, I'm not really into my faith. I'm must admit I am not used to these things, for I am always home and not exposed to the world. Goodbye mbas400. I'm done talking to you. Unless you have an inoffensive question to ask me, ask it and I will try to answer. If not, I am COMPLETELY out of this conversation.
BTW: recently supposedly, Jesus' tomb was RE-discovered in India. Either that, it was in Jerusalem on mount calvary the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
I cannot tell exactly where. The bible doesn't say. But your question is more like a historical question, than a religious question...It does count I am sorry to tell you.

I asked you a biblical question - where did jesus first appear to people after his resurrection?

it's in the bible. do you read the bible?

Don't be impolite mbas400. In my opinion, your acting in a way that isn't necessary. Calm down and look at the situation outside the box. Seems to me your acting rude towards me over nothing. Is it because of my faith? Chillax ok?

Yes, I read my bible slowly. So that I can catch what they are actually saying. I am currently studing Revelation.

He appeared to Mary, don't know where. Jesus met two men on the rode to Emmaus and he also met his disciples in Jerusalem, where Thomas didn't believe the two men who announced that Jesus was alive.
Let me ask you something mbas400. Were you once a christian?

I would like to answer questions that are based spiritually, not historic, biblical questions. This WAS the purpose of this topic....